- William Shakespeare wrote a total of 38 plays, which are commonly categorized into three genres: tragedies, comedies, and histories.
Tragedies:
- "Romeo and Juliet"
- "Hamlet"
- "Othello"
- "King Lear"
- "Macbeth"
- "Antony and Cleopatra"
- "Coriolanus"
- "Timon of Athens"
- "Titus Andronicus"
- "Troilus and Cressida"
- "Cymbeline"
- "Pericles, Prince of Tyre"
Comedies:
- "The Taming of the Shrew"
- "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
- "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
- "Twelfth Night"
- "As You Like It"
- "Much Ado About Nothing"
- "The Merchant of Venice"
- "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
- "The Tempest"
- "The Winter's Tale"
- "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
Histories:
- "King John"
- "Richard II"
- "Henry IV, Part 1"
- "Henry IV, Part 2"
- "Henry V"
- "Henry VI, Part 1"
- "Henry VI, Part 2"
- "Henry VI, Part 3"
- "Richard III"
- "Henry VIII"
Other Works:
- Sonnets: Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, which explore various themes such as love, friendship, beauty, and mortality.
- Narrative Poems: Shakespeare wrote two narrative poems, "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece."
- Collaborations: Shakespeare collaborated with other playwrights on a few plays, including "The Two Noble Kinsmen," "Sir Thomas More," and "Cardenio" (now lost).